Foreword

What a decade of advancements in interactive game technology—to think that only 10 to 15 years ago we were pushing the envelope with car models for PC games that could today run glitch-free in many mobile phone games. We’re certainly experiencing an exciting era in game development! However, this never-relenting progression in games technology has a double-edged-sword effect.

Sure, we can now achieve spectacular-looking in-game graphics that almost rival 3D movie content, but at exorbitant costs in time, artist resources, and money. The vehicle models that took 1 week to produce 10 years ago now often take 6 or more weeks to produce. One only need look at the seemingly never-ending delays in the release of GT5 to understand how the eye-candy ...

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